Tuesday was a great day for Matt McDaniel, as he clubbed two home runs to carry the Wildcats to a 10-8 victory over Bearden at Farragut High School in seven innings.

by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media

Tuesday was a great day for Matt McDaniel, as he clubbed two home runs to carry the Wildcats to a 10-8 victory over Bearden at Farragut High School in seven innings.

Each team blasted the other's pitching, and there were 18 total runs and 19 hits during the game.

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to seven lead changes in the game.

Oak Ridge finally managed to grab the lead after a strong sixth inning. The Wildcats scored on a three-run home run by McDaniel off Henry, scoring Stephen May and Prentice Young.

Kyler Jones got it done on the rubber on the way to a win. He allowed two runs over three innings. Kyler Jones struck out two, walked two and gave up four hits.

The Wildcats were sparked by May and McDaniel, who teamed up for eight hits and six RBIs.

Oak Ridge closer Ralph O'Neal put away the final six outs to record the save.

The Wildcats jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first. May kicked things off with a double. McDaniel singled, bringing home May. The team then tacked on more runs when McDaniel scored on an error and O'Neal scored on a groundout by Elliott Normand.

After posting two runs in the first, Bearden scored two in the fourth. In the first, Bearden scored on a groundout by Dell, scoring Pritchett.